Area: | 2 000 sq.km |
Climate: | No dry months, most rainfall in November-July; tropical cyclones |
Population: | 1.1 million (1995 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: U.S.$ 2 980 (1993) |
Specific characteristics of the country: | Cereal consumption covered almost entirely by imports |
Logistics: | Inadequate port handling capacity; road system good |
Major foodcrops: | Vegetables |
Marketing year: | January/December |
Share of cereals in total calorie intake: | 48 percent |
CURRENT SITUATION
Wheat | Rice | Coarse grains | Total | |
Normal production | - | - | 2 | 2 |
Normal imports (incl. re-exports) | 72 | 75 | 25 | 172 |
of which: Structural food aid | 5 | 1 | - | 6 |
1995 Production | - | - | 2 | 2 |
1996 Utilization | 75 | 76 | 25 | 176 |
Food use | 75 | 75 | 2 | 152 |
Non-food use | - | 1 | 23 | 24 |
1996 Import Requirement | 75 | 76 | 23 | 174 |
Anticipated commercial imports | 75 | 76 | 23 | 174 |
Food aid needs | - | - | - | - |
Current Aid Position | ||||
Food aid pledges | - | - | - | - |
of which: Delivered | - | - | - | - |
Estimated per caput consumption (kg/year) | 66 | 68 | 2 | 136 |
Indexes | ||||
1995 production as % of normal: | 100 | |||
1996 import requirement as % of normal: | 101 | |||
1996 food aid requirement as % of normal (including refugee needs): | - |